My option isn't on there. I lost te most te first 6 weeks before I got on bc.

<blockquote><b>Quoting lolajessup:</b>" My option isn't on there. I lost te most te first 6 weeks before I got on bc."</blockquote>



Oh, i forgot to mention why i didn't put that option. Lol.
i just feel like everyone loses a bulk of weight in the first six weeks, so i didn't want to count the right after birth huge shedding of water weight and everything in the poll. But i probably should have.  

I have only lost the 25lbs the first 2wks she was here, im still EBF and have not lost 1lb or gained which isnt a bad thing, but i wish i could loose some more

I m only 6 months into breastfeeding (yay me) and I ve put so much weight on . I hope I will loose it all the day we stop nursing

I lost it all before 3mos pp, then I lost more getting me 9lbs under my pre preg weight. I've been bfing 19 months now and I got back up to my pre preg weight at around 12mos pp. so I lost, lost and then gained lol

<blockquote><b>Quoting thechelseamonster:</b>" <blockquote><b>Quoting lolajessup:</b>" My option isn't on there. I lost te most te ... [snip!] ... want to count the right after birth huge shedding of water weight and everything in the poll. But i probably should have.  "</blockquote>
Well If you're not considering that then mine will be never. I gained weight as soon as I got on bc and never was able to lose it until I actively went on a diet.

Bfing doesnt do much cause weight loss but shrinks your uterus down faster thus making your pp belly shrink faster. You still have to work to lose weight.

<blockquote><b>Quoting lolajessup:</b>" <blockquote><b>Quoting thechelseamonster:</b>" <blockquote><b>Quoting lolajessup:</b>" ... [snip!] ... weight loss but shrinks your uterus down faster thus making your pp belly shrink faster. You still have to work to lose weight."</blockquote>




Not really true, your body requires more calories to make breastmilk so if you eat the same you should theoretically lose weight because you'll burn more calories than you're eating. I never worked on losing weight pp, just ate normally and the weight fell off. I gained 72lbs my first pg but only 22 and 24 in my subsequent pregnancies.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Spencer Pratt:</b>" <blockquote><b>Quoting lolajessup:</b>" <blockquote><b>Quoting thechelseamonster:</b>" ... [snip!] ... pp, just ate normally and the weight fell off. I gained 72lbs my first pg but only 22 and 24 in my subsequent pregnancies."</blockquote>
Yeah you require more calories so technically you should be eatin more calories. So you would be maintaining weight.

<blockquote><b>Quoting lolajessup:</b>" <blockquote><b>Quoting Spencer Pratt:</b>" <blockquote><b>Quoting lolajessup:</b>" ... [snip!] ... Yeah you require more calories so technically you should be eatin more calories. So you would be maintaining weight."</blockquote>




That's the thing if you have weight to lose you don't need to eat more calories, its natures way of taking off the weight. The fat stores created during pregnancy are there for the purpose of burning during breast feeding. You're not supposed to eat more unless you've depleted your fat stores or are already underweight.

6-12 months Often breastfeeding mothers bodies will hold on to the last bit of weight that you don't loose in the immediate postpartum loss in an attempt to have fat just in case. As soon as baby starts to eat more and more solids your body may begin to slowly let go of the weight.

Quoting Spencer Pratt:" <blockquote><b>Quoting lolajessup:</b>" <blockquote><b>Quoting Spencer ... [snip!] ... during breast feeding. You're not supposed to eat more unless you've depleted your fat stores or are already underweight."

That is not true. You require more caloric intake during breastfeeding just like you require more during pregnancy. Its a good idea to just focus on eating healthy and giving your body what it needs though, rather then concentrate on the calorie number.

Honestly IMO the first 6 weeks of weight loss can't be attributed to breastfeeding loss. Its just pregnancy weight loss. The breastfeeding weight loss happens over time.

Quoting Spencer Pratt:" <blockquote><b>Quoting lolajessup:</b>" <blockquote><b>Quoting thechelseamonster:</b>" ... [snip!] ... pp, just ate normally and the weight fell off. I gained 72lbs my first pg but only 22 and 24 in my subsequent pregnancies."

yeah just eating healthy is the best way

Quoting lolajessup:" <blockquote><b>Quoting Spencer Pratt:</b>" <blockquote><b>Quoting lolajessup:</b>" ... [snip!] ... Yeah you require more calories so technically you should be eatin more calories. So you would be maintaining weight."

At a certain point it evens out, around 6 months you don't need to take in as many calories. You sill need more than pre-pregnancy, but your body will start using your fat stores. So you will start to feel you dont need as many calories. But it only happens with closer to full term breastfeeding.